hard-line policy; tough measure
leader of a rebel army or band of rebels
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to sentence; to assign a penalty
after the end (of something); post-
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
physical condition; state of health
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
maintenance; preservation; improvement
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
poison suicide; suicide by poisoning
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
god of war; (fig.) war hero
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
long (time that has passed); old (story)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest
literary history; history of literature
famous literary composition
mixed writing of literary Japanese and Chinese
mixed writing (kanji and kana)
having an ancient and honorable origin
senior priest (of a Shinto shrine, below chief priest and deputy chief priest); grasshopper; locust
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
quiet and secluded life; quiet retreat; idle life